The UK Government and Rolls-Royce are planning a joint 10-year, £2.5bn research and technology programme to develop cutting-edge gas turbine technologies for civil and defence aerospace. According to Rolls-Royce, the move unlocks the biggest opportunity to transform advanced manufacturing across the UK for a generation. 

Delivering the initial stages of the plan will support 3300 UK jobs at Rolls-Royce and supply chain partners by the end of 2029. Securing a UK engine position on new narrow-body aircraft would create tens of thousands more. As a result, Rolls-Royce and the Government will work together on a jobs and skills development plan to provide the necessary pipeline of future talent.  

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